Operation Ironhide, Valideen Involvement in the Great Border War

[Validus]

"Get the tear gas," said 2LT Majors, quietly, to Warrant Casey.

Four troops went into the back of a LAV-III, they came out with four tear gas launchers. Soon the 2LT was back on the bull horn. "Stop this disorder or we will use tear gass to disperse you." All of Majors' troops had their gas masks in there carriers hanging of their side. "You have 15 minutes, to orderly start moving through the checkpoint."

"Sir, the Delfians are on the Radio, they can send in some units to help," said  Corporal Mackage.

"Bring them in Corporal,"

"Seven Foxtrot this is Fife Alpha, come on in, we could use the help, over."

~Thanato

[Republic of Valhene]

Suddenly, the wail sirens broke out. From a distance, the lights of law enforcement vehicle came into view. Three highway patrol cars sped along the emergency lane, stopping several yards away from the blockade. Uniformed officers walked out from the car and paced calmly through the parting crowd.

"Alright everyone, cool it. Back to your cars," shouted out the officer in front. The crowd died down in volume, but held their sway.

"Morning officer," said the middle-age man from before.

"Good morning," the officer replied back. All eyes were on them as the platoon of officers stepped in front of the soldiers.

The head officer scanned the array of the Validean road block, noting the armor cars and the military uniform of each Validean. He took off his sunglasses coolly and place them into his chest pocket.

"Gentlemen, I'm gonna have to ask you to remove your vehicles and selves off this highway. Under 1978 Highway Act, Section A, paraphrase 2.11, you are violating the "no non-emergency obstruction of public Interstates by vehicle or personnel" regulation as define by Valhene State Congress. Under the power vested in me as Highway Patrol Officer by our executive legislation, I will have to arrest and charge you if you do not comply."

The officer spoke with amazing calmness and control. He and his colleagues stood their ground, despite being outnumber by the Valideans. From behind, applause and cheers broke out, rooting the heroic action the highway patrol officers were taking.

The head highway officer grinned. "So what is it gonna be gentlemen..."

[Delfos]

"Get back to the APC, we're moving!"
"We're not that close, leader."
"Well, I trust the valideen will take care of it, we're just reinforcement."

[Validus]

"I have orders officer, we are to search vehicles heading down this highway for weapons and explosives. You will have to talk to my CO, because with out his order I am not going to move my troops. If one vehicle with one pound of C4 gets through here, or and AK-47, or god knows what, and it kills an innocent, will you be able to rest at night?" The 2LT looked at the cop, "War is hell, and you lost."

~Thanato

[Republic of Valhene]

The officer held his ground.

"I repeat again, remove yourselves from this highway. We may have lost the war, but we haven't lost the country."

The cheering grew louder and louder, soon the mob began singing the "Aemilius Chorus", a well known patriot song, in unison. The sing broke into the morning silence, stirring up emotion and pride.

Following the highway patrol cars, came the vans of media stations from radio, newspapers, and television. Reporters jumped out from them, follow by their camera crew from the back. A reporter and her crew brushed past Shaun's car, where Hilary was taking zoom shots of the standoff from the roof.

"This is Anisha Vala of VVT News, what's happening behind right now is a heroic stand by Highway Patrol officers of Department 88, backed by the fervor of motorists numbering in the hundreds. It all began when commuters and motorists came upon this Validean roadblock early this morning, blocking traffic and insisting unwarranted search. We here at VVT will be monitoring the situation live..."

Hilary got off the roof of the car, and burrowed through the open window of the car.

"Shaun, hand me another roll of film..."

"Here."

"Thanks honey..."

"Be careful..."

Hilary scurry up onto the car roof once again with her camera. Focusing onto the soldiers hiding behind the armor cars, a few which seem to be wielding tube launchers. They appear to be getting nervous. Hilary didn't blame them, more motorists seem to be joining their compatriots at the front as news of the standoff spread along the stalled highway.       

[Aquatoria]

General Currie was sitting in his new office in the former state capital building in North Acadia. He was only recently appointed to the office of Governor-Militant of the Occupational Government of Acadia. North Acadia, South Acadia and Munster Isle in the Great Lake had all been occupied and currently administered by the Canadian Army until the referendum by IPO was brought up. The general was watching T.V. when something caught his eye. It was hundreds of motorists and Highway Patrolmen standing their ground against Valideen soldiers. He laughed. Admiral Hudson walked as he laughed.

"What's so funny, Governor-Militant?" asked Hudson.

General Currie stood up and saluted the Admiral of the Fleet, highest ranking officer in the Canadian Navy. "This. The Valideen are having problems with the Dysaniians. Look, they are blocking off a road, and the motorists and highway policemen are holding their ground. They say that Delfians are coming to back the Valideen up."

"Makes you thankful that we disbanded the Dysaniian police forces in our area. Well, the Valideen will be able to stop this riot." said the admiral with a smile. "Well, the Acadians were always good-mannered to us."

General Currie looked at the T.V. "Have there been any problems with the populace lately here?"

"No, the curfews and the Canadian soldiers are keeping everything in order. The Acadians are getting ready for the referudum and we are confidant that they will choose to become a self-ruling dominion of the Empire. The IPO will be starting it soon. But, there have been reports of raider attacks on a community of Acadians called Aunis. They have set up a small militia army to counter the raiders, but the raiders are ex-Federal soldiers. They use hit and run attacks and then when they take what they need, they flee back into the swamps that they have taken to hiding."

"What do they take?"

The Admiral pulled out a list. "This is a list of everything they have taken. Mostly supplies like food and medical supplies, but also a large amount of weapons and ammunition. We believe that the raiders want to start a resistance movement."

"Alright Admiral, send as many soldiers as you think the Acadians will need and send someone to lead them into the swamp and crush all resistance. Understood?"

"Yes, Governor-Militant."

[Delfos]

The delfian patrol squads had to make some turns to get in the highway, they saw the Valideen forces ahead and couldn't believe the chaos out there.
"Paulo, see if there's a megaphone back there."
"Ah yes, I believe there's a megaphone in every Puma in the utility box."
"Thank god, pass me it."
"Here sir."
Silva stepped down his APC and walked to the Valideen officer...
Silva: "Hello" *handshake* "How's the action here?"

[Validus]

"We were just about to give them one more warning. HQ has told us to stand our ground. We have a company of Mechs coming in, they are 20 kilometers out, so it will take them about 30 minutes to get here, we just got to make sure everything is underhand untill then. How many men do you have?" Asked 2LT Majors. He then looked over to one of his Sergeants. "Smith, tell them again."

Sergeant Smith picked up a bullhorn and stood up atop the hull of a LAV-III IFV. "This is your final warning. If you do not disperse or start acting in an orderly manner we will disperse you." A baseball was thrown at the Sergeant, but luckily it hit the LAV's turret and bounced harmlessly away from the troops.

Two helicopters could be seen over top, they were Army Griffon's, Light transport and Recce choppers. These two were armed with a total of four door mounted 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns. A voice was heard from one of the helicopters, flying low just off the highway, "By order of the Regional Military Commander and Local Police Commissioner you are to be removed from this highway. Proceed in an orderly manner back to your vehicles. If you resist force may be used. This is your only warning."

2LT Majors looked up at them, sheilding his eyes from the dirt swirling around, "Shit, when the hell did they order that?"

"Sir, I just got it over the net, like right when the Griffons arrived."

~Sean

[Osamafune]

Konstantinos and his advisors are aboard the CFS Giorgios, a Collosean frigate. The first of Collosea's contingent were beginning to disembark into Valhene.

"Too bad, all that's left for us now are a few insurgents and non-violent activists," Konstantinos said. He was preparing a message to send back to Collosea outlining what he plans to do and what he needs to get it done. On the top of the list was:

• Intelligence officers and special forces to locate and capture one "General Louis Vassa"

<ooc>Just fyi, it may seem like I'm going overboard with the special forces, but the military would be the one to try and capture him  and the special forces are the ones that sneak around :3 </ooc>

[Aquatoria]

Captain Adama was in the front seat of a Puma. It was a convoy of Grizzly APCs, Pumas, and a single Leopard I tank as they were being sent to Aunis to put down raids on the small town. The Captain enjoyed Acadia's natural beauty and thought it was unfortunate that in order for him to have seen it, he had to come with an army during time of war. But now the war is over and he and his compatriots were helping the Acadians destroy a raiding party that keeps hiding in the swamps. Five Grizzlys and and the four Pumas were slowly making their way along the road. The hum of copter rotors in the distance made the Captain look out the window. Four Griffon copters flew above them. They looked to be armed with gatling guns and rockets. Adama also assumed that they were filled with soldiers as well. The armored convoy slowly made its way to Aunis. Adama looked at the map. "Alright we are less then four kilometers away frm Aunis." He breathed in. Though the war was officially over, now it was time to deal with the crime war.

[Republic of Valhene]

The officers and motorist stood still. They were un-phased by the show of force. This wasn't some backward desert country in the middle of nowhere, this was the democracy of Dysanii. They weren't facing desert nomads riding camels, they were facing educated middle class who knew the importance of liberty and freedom. If they thought a few tanks and helicopters were enough to destroy the spirit of the Republic, they were dead wrong.

"I'm afraid you have no jurisdiction here Vallie. THIS is your last chance. Remove your illegal roadblock, or prepare to face the full force of DYSANIIAN law and order, laws that were created by DYSANIIANS, not some half nut general assembling paper clips five thousand miles away."

The officer pulled out a pair of handcuffs, knowing full well its risk in face of armed-to-the-teeth Valideans. All he did was smiled. He could die right about now, but he knew he needed to send this message to the enemy.

"You can't walk over us! We're voting citizens of Dysanii, a free and strong Dysanii!" yelled out a motorist. Others joined in his statement.

News crew watch in suspense, their cameras recording all that was going on and sending the footage to millions of televisions in Dysanii and abroad.

"It seems that the Valideans are threatening the use of force. I have word that Sheriff Bren has counter with his own ultimatum...the situation can potentially explode into violence if the Valideans open fire. But the patriotic fervor here is incredible, we have motorist singing and shouting out slogans and songs, a clear sign of how strong the spirit of the Republic is...wait...in the distance...yes! We have several more highway patrol vehicles heading towards the road block...making their way along the emergency lane..."   

Five Highway Patrol cars came to a stop on the emergency lane. Twelve officers walked out from their vehicles. They waved to their co-officers facing the Valideans before turning to the job at hand. They began herding the front of the mob back.

"Alright, back up! Back up! You can watch, but don't get in the way of danger! Let us handle this!"

The officers kept the restless crowd back, easing the tension of the standoff. For the most part, the mob complied, but they kept stirring out slurs and slogans behind the safety line created by the officers. Above, Validean helicopters flew over the massive crowd, buzzing like annoying mosquitoes.

[Aquatoria]

Sam von Hessian was walking through the streets of Port-Royal with his Dysaniian or in this case, Acadian fiancee, Maggie. Sam was a Canadian veteran of the Great Border War. But after his time in a POW camp and his time in Maggie's family's house, he felt like he had taken on the world and come out burned. Now he was a peace. His finacee holding one hand and his cane in the other. The shot that pierced his leg during the war made him unfit for duty permanantly, so now he was just enjoying his time. Maggie and Sam walked into a grocery store to pick up some food for their new house. The clerk knew he was a Canadian by the color of his jacket. He still wore his blue army jacket as a regular jacket. The clerk smiled and nodded. As Maggie went and got some groceries, Sam talked with the clerk.

"So soldier, where did you get that?" The clerk pointed to his injured leg.

Sam smiled. "I got that crossing the border during the Spring Offensive. I was a sniper for the Canadian Army at the time."

The clerk smiled. "I have a son that was in the Federal Army about your age.  He came back with scars in here." He pointed to his brain. "Memories of things that even I couldn't imagine. Hell, I didn't thin we would be standing with Canadians side-by-side as brothers, instead of enemies."

"Well, war makes crazy things happen. I didn't think I would be marrying a Dysaniian, but I am now." He looked at Maggie. The clerk laughed.

"If this referudum passes, we won't be Dysaniians anymore, we will be Acadians. Personally, I hated the government that sent my son away to war and now I can barely talk to him. Is it true that the Canadian government will let us rule ourselves?"

"I think they would. I can't vote in the referendum, but Maggie and her family is, so maybe we might be seeing more of each other."

"I hope so, soldier. By the way my name's Frank...Frank Willus." The clerk extended his hand.

Sam shook his hand. "Sam von Hessian."

Maggie came up to him and put the groceries on the counter. Frank shook his head. "I can't ask a veteran to pay for his family. This time is for free." Maggie and Sam thanked him and took their groceries. They walked home, enjoying the day as it passed by.

[Aquatoria]

The Great Lake Fleet was laying docked in the harbor of Chadnurdanos, the largest city on the Isle of Munster. The Great Lake Fleet and the Imperial Marines had captured the city not long after the Dysaniians captured Toronto and London. They used the harbor as a base of operations to raid the Dysaniian coast. Deputy Governor-Militant Montcalm was looking out the window of his office. He had to administer the island until the referendum is done. The people on the Isle were pretty friendly to the Canadian Army, but the only thing that seemed to be a problem were the members of the National Army. Montcalm didn't want to start an incident like the Valideen were now having. He wanted to do this as peacfully has possible. The National Army didn't have the strength of the Canadian Army that currently occupied the island, nor had the South Seas Fleet which the Canadian Great Lake Fleet convinsacted just as the war ended. Montcalm looked over reports of the National Army that had organized on the island specifically. They weren't doing acts of terorism or tried to fight the Canadian Army. But Montcalm wasn't going to take that chance though. He picked up his phone.

"Colonel Jackson, I need you to send armoured convoys to the towns where the National Army are and don't let them leave. Don't shoot anyone, but make sure that you are there to make sure that no acts of terrorism or anything of the sort happen. I don't want to kick off another war just because someone got trigger-happy. I will have the Great Lake Fleet patrol the coast and make sure no National Army members arrive from the mainland. Is that understood? Ok, now if you see an act of terrorism, I want you to arrest whoever did it. We have to show these people that we are here to protect them and not hurt them. Now if you are fired upon, defend yourselves and make sure no civilians are injured. We have to follow a shoot-second plicy. Ok? Good. Now go and do it. And send word to the National Army leadership here and tell them I want to talk to them. Perhaps we can find a way of working helping the people here and keep the peace until the referendum happens."

[Delfos]

"Why weren't they arrested already? You shouldn't put yourself into trouble, if they try anything stupid with those cars we can just go in and arrest them, take them to command center and they will handle them there."

Silva climbed to one of the APC and tested the megaphone,
"The Coalition Forces are responsible for the security of the civilians, no other armed force is allowed into the occupied territory, or to take the authority from our forces. Please get in your vehicles and disperse, those who want to pass this check point will have to be searched for illegal possessions.
If you do not comply we will be forced to take actions."

[Republic of Valhene]

The sheriff replied with a simple blink. His sergeant spoke the next line.

"Correction, we of the Valhene Highway Patrol are in charge of security on this highway. We have the backing of a voted in State Congress and standing laws that have endure here since the time of our founding fathers. How I see it, we have more power here than a bunch of gun slinging hillbillies who decided to drop by uninvited. Am I right people?"

"You tell them officer!"

"I rest my case. Now, you bunch of salad eating dogs better move along, lest you embarrass yourselves on national...and international...television."